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ISU and Kirkwood Community College sign admissions partnership

Iowa State University President Gregory Geoffroy signed an admissions partnership agreement with Kirkwood Community College President Mick Starcevich today in Cedar Rapids. The agreement makes it more convenient for Kirkwood students students who want to earn a bachelor's degree to transfer to ISU.

Astronaut on 'Talk of Iowa'

Clayton Anderson, who recently spent nearly five months aboard
the International Space Station, will be the guest of Iowa State President
Gregory Geoffroy during the "Talk of Iowa" call-in show on Iowa Public Radio
from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Dec. 12. The show will be broadcast
statewide on WOI AM 640 and other IPR news stations.

Graphic design students win national competition

Two Iowa State graphic design students placed first and second in a national competition for 30-second video public service announcements for the Depression Bipolar Support Alliance. Judged on originality and creativity, they were among nearly 100 entries in three categories.

Open forums for EOD candidates

The campus community is invited to meet two candidates for ISU's
position of assistant director for equal opportunity and diversity
during open forums next week. Forums will be held
Dec. 10 for Inta Bingham, human resources director/risk manager
for the city of Page, Ariz., and Dec. 12 for Francesca Galarraga,
diversity program manager for
Rockwell-Collins, Cedar Rapids. Both forums are 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in
Catt Hall.

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected an Iowa State
University-ConocoPhillips research project for an award up to $2 million.
The award will result in the design and construction of a biomass gasifier
and gas cleanup system at Iowa State. The equipment will be used to analyze
and improve a process for converting biomass into synthetic diesel fuel.

Terry Meyer, an Iowa State University assistant professor of
mechanical engineering, is using laser technology to develop advanced
sensors capable of analyzing the combustion inside engines, power generators
and heating systems. He'll use the sensors to study -- and potentially
improve -- the combustion of alternative fuels.

Clinton, Romney top choices among likely Iowa caucus goers in new ISU poll

A new Iowa State University Poll of 1,416 registered Iowa voters finds Hillary Clinton leading among likely Democratic caucus attendees, while Mitt Romney has a slim lead over Mike Huckabee among Republican caucus-goers.

ISU eyes education future with community college agreement, summit,
study

Education and its future was an important topic of discussion
in November at Iowa State. During the month, the College of Business signed
an agreement with Iowa community colleges that should enable an easier
transfer into the college, the university hosted a summit on the future of
PreK-16 education, and an ISU researcher gave a national presentation on
reasons for productivity among female faculty at research and doctoral
universities.

Group endorses plan to reduce livestock odors

A comprehensive plan to reduce livestock odors received unanimous, bi-partisan approval from the interim Livestock Odor Study Committee of the Iowa Legislature. The proposal calls for a five-year project to provide incentives to producers to utilize technologies available to reduce livestock-related odors. The proposal, which calls for $22.7 million in funding spread out over five years, was jointly presented to the committee by Department of Natural Resources Director Richard Leopold, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and Iowa State Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Wendy Wintersteen.

C-SPAN bus comes to campus Dec. 10

C-SPAN's Campaign 2008 bus will visit Iowa State on Monday,
Dec. 10, from 1:30-4 p.m. to gather interviews with students on the presidential campaign. The bus will be parked near the north side of Lake LaVerne,
close to the Memorial Union. The 45-foot mobile production studio is on the campaign trail to promote and
enhance C-SPAN's comprehensive political coverage. The ISU event, in partnership with Mediacom,
is part of the
inaugural "Road to the White House" tour, named after C-SPAN's political program that marks its 20th year on the air in 2008.

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Associated Press

People are spending real money on virtual gifts, something ISU's Michael Bugeja says is a way of "pouring millions down the virtual drain." This holiday season, Bugeja, professor and director of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, is challenging people to give the money to charity instead.